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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: kungfunky on September 08, 2015, 08:44 PM
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Been thinking about a project for a couple of years but done nothing about it :-[ until now :D
I'm going to need some low rolling resistance tyres, knobbly joblies are way too lumpy for what I need. Ideally they need to be pre 86. Any decent suggestions ?
Also some super smooth rolling hubs, ceramic bearings would be sweet but not sure which ones.
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You want something a little different Ash? What about something like a laser Trac tyre?
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You want something a little different Ash? What about something like a laser Trac tyre?
Those the ones with the thick grey strip down the middle ?..
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Yep. Think bendycat had some a while back
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Thinking about it are they also a wheel chair tyre ?.. They could work well I think.
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In 84 I had a set of white walls, remember them being quite popular around then
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Got a pair of solid green sucker stylee ones if you want something really odd. Not the best resistance wise I should imagine though :D
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Especially in the wet :LolLolLolLol:
Were those white wall's Raleigh ?
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No they weren't raleigh, Can't remember the make but they were 20 x 1.75 , I'm sure I bought them from whitehawks in 84, they were fitted to my Araya 7x with Shimano hubs that Mick built for me.
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Get some of those big things snoopy has on the fat goose :daumenhoch:
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Were those white wall's Raleigh ?
THey were Kenda, Ash, and gripped spot on :daumenhoch:
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Looks are not essential for his as function is key, if they fast (looking) I'm interested ;D
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I've got a pair of Kenda whitewalls if you want them Ash.
Personally I rode with Michelin whitewalls bitd, the tread was much nicer and more like the Mitsuboshi stadium's
LMK if you want them ;)
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What about Comp Ramps?
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You building one of those upside down framed gravity racers then Ash?
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Haro darts maybe , 1.5s
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You building one of those upside down framed gravity racers then Ash?
Yes mate but not an upside down frame though, will be a Quadangle complete with full fairing. Full on GPV :4_17_5: I hope :LolLolLolLol:
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Some great choices of tyres here. Thanks for all the replies :radbmxsmilie: :4_17_5:
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:daumenhoch: cool. If you plan to actually run it I would be more concerned with braking than super special hubs ;)
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get pools on. super sliks
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:daumenhoch: cool. If you plan to actually run it I would be more concerned with braking than super special hubs ;)
Might also be worth avoiding era correctness in favour of safety at speed if you're gonna have a go
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I'll definitely be riding it or at least that's the desired plan, not I somehow think I won't be going all that fast :LolLolLolLol:
Brake wise front and rear was a standard requirement for all GPV bikes, I'll be going for something a little more modern for the actual rides and then switch it back for era correct if I take it to a show.
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Inspired and started by the OM :daumenhoch: if I remember he produced the extreme TV show too.
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Legend and pioneer :daumenhoch:
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And it's my original GPV decal that got me thinking lol.
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That's awesome. :coolsmiley: I should have kept one of the turbolites I had and done one too
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I'm getting really worried about this 83 quad build of yours Ash...It's gonna make mine look positively agricultural !
A great thread ... Some cool ideas lads! :4_17_5:
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It's a different 83 frame I'm using for this project mate :LolLolLolLol:
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Phew...... That's a relief mate!!! :LolLolLolLol:
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I think Cheng Shin whitewalls are the best ones. The white area is larger than some other brands. They are now marketed/advertised and labelled as Raleigh tyres on the packaging. Search for raleigh shopper tyres or something like that and you'll find them. Roughy £20 a pair for 1.75's. The good news for non raleigh lovers is that although the tyres are advertised and packaged as Raleigh, the tyre itself is stamped only as Cheng Shin - no mention of Raleigh anywhere.
If i remember correctly, the two white/orange PK Ripper builds both had Cheng Shins. I have them on my T/A and they look great
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You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.
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I do love a set of whitewalls .... Agree with Andy ... They look great and bitd we all loved them round my way ... Retrospect had OG ones a few years back on his site.
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You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.
The thought had crossed my mind and need to look into that a little more. The only thing I was concerned about is that I'm probably going for wheel disc covers on the rear so need to check it would work.
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vee hubbers are fast, like a motorbike tread
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If you are seriously going to use it in anger as someone said before, go for a new tyre, 100 psi.
Raleigh shoppers wouldn't be up to it IMHO and I definitely wouldn't use an old tyre.
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Narrower rims & tyres would give you less rolling resistance but it does limit your bmx tyre choice quite a bit.
a 1 3/8th rim and these tioga 1 3/8th power blocks would be decent
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tioga-power-block-bmx-tyre/rp-prod35485
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I'll be using it more to tick it off the things to do list rather than in full anger :LolLolLolLol: